More about saying 'this' and 'that'

• Ce... means 'this' or 'that', and is used in front of masculine words



ce musée ce livre

this museum, that museum this book, that book



• If the masculine word starts with a vowel or the letter -h, cet is used instead. This -t is always pronounced



cet enfant
cet hôtel



• In front of feminine words, you use cette



cette carte cette place

this card, that card this square, that square



• To say 'these' and 'those', the word used is ces



ces musées
ces enfants
ces hôtels
ces cartes



• You can't use ce, cette or ces on their own, only with a following noun

See also le, la